What happens when Hindu philosophy is viewed through a Western

And why did the very land where this thought was born lose the vocabulary to study it? Shaunaka Rishi Das — founder of the first Centre for Hindu Studies at Oxford — explains how generations grew up connecting to Hinduism with emotion, but not intellect.

Now, as India begins to open its own centres — from Doon University to Delhi — the question remains:

Can India reclaim its wisdom before it’s reinterpreted for the world?

This is the HighFive section from my conversation with Shaunaka Rishi Das — a man whose journey from Ireland to India is one of faith, philosophy, and self-discovery.

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